Improvement in hinged hay-racks



- UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIGE.

MILO CARPENTER, OF WAYLAND, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND J. H. D.SNELL, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT INVA HINGED HAY-RACKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,153, dated June 20,1871.

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, MILo CARPENTER, of Wayland, in the county of Alleganand State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHay-Racks; and I do declare that the following is a true and accuratedescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing andto the letters of reference marked thereon and being a part of thisspecication, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof my improvedhay-rack with the wings or side frames down, showing it as a hay-rackproper. Fig. 2 is an end elevation with the wings erect; and Fig. 3 isan end elevation with the wings folded down.

Like letters indicate like parts in each iigure.

The nature of this invention relates to an improvement in theconstruction of hay-racks, whereby the same are rendered more compact,less cumbersome, easily removed, and adapted to other purposes, and itconsists in a new and novel construction and arrangement of the outerrails or. wings with the body of the rack, as more fully hereinafterdescribed and set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, Ais asuitable bed-frame, to which areproperly secured the transverse rails B, the ends of which may project ashort distance beyond the frame A. C are wings or rectangular frames,composed of suitable longitudinal bars a and transverse bars b, whichcorrespond to and are securely attached to the cross-bars B by means ofthe strap-hinges D, which allow the wings to be raised as shown in Fig.2, folded down as in Fig. 3, or easily removed. c are suitable rods,properly attached tothe ends of the wings, which hook into the eyes d onthe transverse bars B, as shown, thereby securing the wings in avertical position, as shown in Fig. 2, which, when proper end pieces areinserted, form a comm odious box-rack suitable for carrying wool orsimilar light bulky material.

If preferred, the bed-frame may be dispensed with and the wings attachedto lateral bars securedto an ordinary wagon-box in the same l manner. y

Witnesses:

J. H. D. SNELL, J oHN GHAPPLE.

